engine and drivetrain Motor mounts

[752dbl02]

I recently bought a set of poly motor mounts from Ireland engineering, and when i went to install them, the passenger side mount doesn't meet up with the bolt holes on the subframe.

Do I need to take the drivers side mount out and lean the motor over farther and see if I can guide the mount in?

Or do I drill out the existing holes so the bolts will go in?

[bill.in.mt]

assuming it is the right mount (can you compare the bolts with the old one?) it takes a bit of prying to get the mount, bracket and metal piect to all line up. Be persisent. I've never had to remove the other mount, but you may need to lift the engine a bit and wiggle a lot to get it all lined up.

[3elements]

I installed IE mounts on my '74 and Bill's right - no drilling, lots of jacking to get the clearance you need.

[SeanH]

I'm sure you don't have to drill. I did this as I was putting in my engine, so it was pretty easy, but everything lined up nicely without the need to drill or fabricate anything.

[c.d.iesel]

yes - have both motor mounts very loose when positioning

remove your distributor capa nd rotor while doing this (obvious!)

disconnect the battery

place cardboard between the fan and radiator for protection

and look at the trans mount - they're always broken

or fagged-out - it's only $0.29 so replace it often

[beammmer]

the transmission mount with a 2002 mount I discovered a very large mount. I switched to a e21 mount. It's the same dimension except the rubber diameter. The blue one is the 2002 part. CD said bigger is better. Don

[TobyB]

Yeah, they really don't line up too well at first.

I've used tapered punches (pin punches) from below to lever the bushing into place-

it actually helps to have weight on the bushing if you do it this way,

as it'll hold things in place better.

hth

t

[beammmer]

was a perfect fit for me. Don